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By virtually every account, the prep for a colonoscopy is far worse than the actual procedure. -- nm

Posted by Tim (aka othertim) Feb 28 '24, 17:51

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True, but it’s not horrible. Not fun but not the worst. -- nm - kelly Feb 28, 19:41
Yes, but neither of them is particularly awful. -- nm - mafic Feb 28, 19:28
Lucky here. Just swab and mail my poop. FIT test. -- nm - VMan Feb 28, 18:43 2
- Damn. ST is getting OLD. -- nm - VMan Feb 28, 18:48 1
  - I'm just happy I get to talk about my asshole now. - con_carne Feb 28, 19:03
That juice goes down a lot easier if you add a shot of vodka each hour -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 28, 18:43
prep is actually much better now than it used to be -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 28, 18:28 8
- The newer ones that are a lot less fluid than the old big gallon jugs of stuff (still have a few of those on the shelf) were a game changer to be sure - Tim Feb 28, 18:30 7
  - I seriously had ptsd from the gallon of stuff. I had to throw out the glass that I used for it. The suprep actually tastes worse, but you get - pmb Feb 28, 20:35
  - My first few times I had an okay version - the most recent two times had the gallon of horror. It ruined the juice container I used. -- nm - Beryllium Feb 28, 20:03
  - Aren't there pills you can take now instead of drinking that awful liquid? -- nm - Krusty Feb 28, 18:45 3
    - mirilax + lemon lime Gatorade is not unpleasant -- nm - hollywood big shot Feb 28, 19:10
    - There’s a product called Sutab that’s a bunch of tablets taken over a short period of time -- nm - Tim Feb 28, 18:53 1
      - Thanks! I have to get one this year and I was thinking the tablets would be better than trying to drink that liquid. -- (edited) - Krusty Feb 28, 19:19
  - Wait what really. We didn't need a whole gallon? When you left the pharmacy everyone knew what you were doing. -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 28, 18:45
Well, I’m convinced! -- nm* - Mop🧹 Feb 28, 18:26 1
- Seriously, the procedure itself is nothing (actually feel quite rested afterwards). The prep is uncomfortable for a couple of hours, but it’s not - pmb Feb 28, 20:41
Yep, when I had the episodes of gastric bleeding a while back and had to prep overnight on two different occasions it wasn't fun. - Meg Feb 28, 18:01
Just the sheer volume. -- nm - Andie Feb 28, 17:56
Absolutely. Though now that I’ve done it once, it won’t be ass bad the next time. -- nm - Qale Feb 28, 17:54 1
- Correct. After the first they're easy. -- nm - Strongbad Feb 28, 17:57
Even the prep wasn't that bad, just mildly uncomfortable, but they put me under for the procedure, so yeah prep was worse. -- nm - znufrii Feb 28, 17:53
It's really not bad. Just be prepared to get no sleep, schedule it Friday morning, and have a driver -- nm - Strongbad Feb 28, 17:52

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